| Show Christmas Seal Drive Headed by Middleweight Champ Chump Gene Fullmer Charles O. O Finley of Gary Ind md owner of the Kansas City Athletics and head of the ce company company bearing his name has been appointed national chairman of the 1961 Christmas Seal Campaign according to an announcement today by HelenM Helen M M. Knight chairman of the Christmas Seal Committee of Grand County Asso Asso As As- so Mrs Knight had been informed inform inform- ed of the appointment of Mr Finley by Dr Stuart Willis presIdent president president pres pres- ident of the National Tuberculosis Tuberculosis losis Association with which the local association is ted A former fonner tuberculosis patient whose life me reads like an Horatio Alger story Mr Finley plans to work with Christmas Christmas' Seal chairmen throughout the country country coun coun- try In a nationwide effort to bring to the attention of every American the urgency of workIng workIng working work work- ing together to conquer a df- df sease that takes an American lIfe every 50 minutes said Mrs Knight Fifteen years ago Mr Finley Finley FinIcy Fin- Fin ley Icy was lying on his back In hi a tuberculosis hospital while his wife worked to support I herself and their two children said Mrs Kinght Today Mr Finley Fin Fin- ley hey is cured of f his is a millionaire several times over and Is the proud owner of ofa a baseball club But nut he has never forgotten the agony that tuberculosis tuberculosis tuber tuber- caused in his own life and is eager to to serve serve in every way possible to help wipe out outa a disease that causes cawes more deaths than all other infectious diseases combined With the example of Mr Finley Fin Fin- ley Icy before us w I am confident that we in Grand County shall wage the most effective battle against tuberculosis in the history his tory of o the Grand County Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tu Tu- Tu- Tu and d JI Health a tion Mrs Mrs Knight Knight said Gene Fullmer Utah's own middleweight champion and nil all his life a champion champl n of f good d health is Utah's chairman forthe for forthe forthe the 1961 drive Fullmer and Mr Finley n national chairman were In attendance at the Western State Conference recently held in Salt Lake City and fired lo local local lo- lo local cal chairmen with enthusiasm to Jo make the 1961 drive a big success especially in view of the hopes of the complete eradication eradication tion to to- the dread disease The Grand County Christmas Seal Committee has been Increased in increased Increased In- In creased by a new member this year year the the business appeal chair chair- man This year both nationally and statewide an appeal to business bus iness thess to help the drive along by contributions is being made by letter and Ralph J J. J Miller Jr manager of the Miller Supermarket Supermarket Supermarket Super Super- market has offered his services in that area Members of the lo local local lo- lo cal committee are as follows Chairman Helen M. M Knight secretary treasurer secretary treasurer Louise M. M Watts education Hannah Pittman Pitt Pitt- man business appeal Ralph J. J Miller Jr mailing lists Sheriffs Sher Sher- iffs lUs Office City Office Madge Duncan addressing stuffing mailing Bull Louise V. V Watts typing classes at High School Christma Christmas Seals throughout the nation will be mailed on Nov 13 and antI it is the hope that all drives will be the most successful sue suc yet in order to provide funds for a greater attempt to stamp out tuberculosis while the tubercle is still sus sw- susceptible to treatment with present pres ent drugs |
